Yes, the obligatory latest publicity-shit about RINSE, and...oh, look, Obama had a LOVELY time because England is this "Keep Calm and..." bow to THE ROYALS country. Everything's lovely in England. Go over and visit Big Ben, shop at Harrod's, and if you're lucky, see a ROYAL.
IF I'M BEING HONEST, America could care less about most countries. Most countries don't care about most other countries. Still, you almost prefer NO news to this shit.
I think with the exception of the London bombings in 2005, America's knowledge of England's problems is NIL. Aside from importing TV shows, checking out Glazed & Buried and other rock festivals, and wondering what's up with Adele or Sam Smith or some other idiot, the only coverage the USA media cares about is THE ROYALS.
Most Americans would mistake Cameron for Piers Morgan. They'd think, based on the hair, that Boris Johnson is a distant cousin of Donald Trump. Otherwise, "Oh, they're doing fine. They have great health care. Their economy is excellent. The Muslims don't seem to be a problem, except, what, that Jihadi John Lennon person?"
So it comes down to photo ops with the Queen, and pictures of the fabulous young Royals: William, his bitch and his brats. Maybe a picture of Harry looking "handsome." (Oops, come to think of it, we did see some embarrassing photos of him dressed as a Nazi, and undressed almost entirely).
"I guess Obama went over to England for a vacation or something. To pay his respects to The Queen on her birthday. Maybe to give little George some gifts, like the 3 Magi did for Jesus."
The TV coverage of Bambam in England was mostly a one liner from a press conference: that he got a chance to meet the Queen, and that "George is very cute!"
All is right with the world.
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